Comic News Insider

Reviews: Avengers Forever Vol 2 #1, Batman: One Dark Knight #1, Hawkeye finale, The Silent Sea, Don't Look Up, Encanto, The Matrix Resurrections The new year is on the way so we bring you a review filled show for your hearing enjoyment. As usual, he recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky, Therese and Producer Joe! Always such insightful and great revi...

Jimmy traveled up north to visit his jolly old pal. No, not Santa. PRODUCER JOE! They had a quick little Christmas hang watching a movie, podcasting and eating some hibachi. They decided to have a nice little nerdy chat about things they enjoyed watching this year. A great fun catch up! You probably saw a bunch of the things we talked about so let us know your thoughts. Hope you enjoy this last mi...

Jimmy has a quick little episode to give you some new (and some old) Christmas specials to check out while home for the holidays. Most are brand new this year but a few are just a few years older that Jimmy missed. But all Christmassy and full of yuletideness! What are some of the ones you checked out this year that you loved? Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Happy Holidays, Mr. Howlett!, Tis the Season To Be Freezin' #1 One Shot, Station Eleven, Mother/Android, Spider-Man: No Way Home Christmas week is here and Jimmy is ready for it! Are you? As usual, he recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Marta, Ricky, and Producer Joe along with Foley! Always such insightful and great revi...

Comic News Insider: Episode 1257 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes! Jimmy has a quick little episode to give you some last minute Christmas gift ideas. A lot of them are budget friendly and stocking stuffers so give a listen! Also let us know if you have any good ideas for gifts. Jimmy still hasn't checked everyone off of his list. Get s...

Reviews: Archie's Holiday Magic Special #1, Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer # 1, Devil's Reign #1, One-Star Squadron #1, Santa, Inc. animated series Jimmy has recovered from the small birthday festivities but is still celebrating! And bring on Christmas! As usual, he recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Marta and Jon. Always such insightful and great review...

Reviews: King of Spies #1, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons #1, X-Force Killshot Anniversary Special #1, Hit-Monkey animated series It's Jimmy's birthday week and he's ready to celebrate safely w/ some pals. He recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky and Jon. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so mu...

Reviews: Black Panther Vol 8 #1, Hulk Vol 5 #1, Joy Operations #1, Hawkeye, Super Crooks Jimmy is feeling great and almost back at full strength! Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky, Marta and Jon. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we...

Reviews: Getting Dizzy #1, Radio Apocalypse #1, Robins #1, Cowboy Bebop, The Wheel of Time Jimmy is bouncing back from Covid and still podcasting! Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky, Marta and Therese. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched wha...

Reviews: Phenom X #1, Robin and Batman #1, Venom Vol 5 #1, What's the Furthest Place From Here #1, Supergirl series finale It happened. Our host Jimmy got Covid. Thankfully, he was fully vaccinated and the symptoms aren't as severe. So he's still here to do the podcast for you! Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky and Marta. Always such insigh...

Jimmy welcomes actress, producer, director, and voice over artist Paula Rhodes! They discuss her voicing the villain in the recent RESIDENT EVIL games and how she finds that voice. They also talk about what the audition world has been like since the lockdown/pandemic. And, of course, they chatted about her feature directorial debut with her film DELICATE STATE. A compelling and prescient film abou...

Comic Beat Insider (CBI) returns! After a 3 month hiatus, we are back. In our 67th episode, Jimmy and Heidi welcome back Therese Lacson (Nerdophiles) to talk about the new Marvel film ETERNALS. Did we like it? Who were our favorites? How does it differ from previous Marvel films? Does director Chloe Zhao pull it all together? What's up with those end credits scenes? Tune in to find out. Join us ea...

Reviews: Chilling Adventures in Sorcery #1, Dark Knights of Steel #1, Human Target #1, Newburn #1, Self #1, A Thing Called Truth #1, Eternals Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky, Jon, Emily and Therese. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched wha...

Writer Greg Pak (PLANET HULK/DARTH VADER/RONIN ISLAND/MECH CADET YU) returns to talk about his new Kickstarter project ! COOKING WILL BREAK YOUR HEART is "a digital cookbook full of incredibly practical recipes and deeply personal stories, poems, and comics". Jimmy and Greg talk food, comics, family, and more. They share food favorites, recipes, inspirations, etc. Always a fun and interesting chat...

Reviews: Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1, DC vs Vampires #1, Harbinger Vol 3. #1, The Rush #1, Task Force Z #1 Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky and Marta. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts...

Reviews: Chapelwaite, Day of the Dead s1 premiere, Midnight Mas s , Sweet Home, Eerie, Halloween Kills, Hocus Pocus, LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, The Medium, Muppets Haunted Mansion, Night Teeth, Poltergeist (1982)  It's our Halloween special where we share some spooky TV and movie reviews for you! Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again and a brand new one too. Thanks to Me...

Reviews: Catwoman: Lonely City #1, Gunslinger Spawn #1, A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #1, Locke & Key s2, Dune Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Ricky and Marta. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! T...

After a 14 year hiatus, THE MANDYS return!! Jimmy's old pals, Mandy Kaplan and Mandy Fabian, were guests on the podcast in episode 90 back in May 2007. We promised to get them back on and our schedules finally cleared up. They started a new podcast last year originally called Mandemic Mondays though recently changed to Mandcave where they review movies. 99% of the time they disagree on everything....

Jimmy and Producer Joe talked with good pal Ricky Denis (The Beat staff writer) to give their thoughts on the recent New York Comic Con. How big was the crowd? Did everyone follow Covid protocols? What were some standouts? Does the new building really have the best bathrooms? Was Artist Alley the biggest draw? Well, you'll have to listen to find all of that out and more. Thanks to Producer Joe for...

Comic News Insider: Episode 1242 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes! Jimmy couldn't make it to the Y: THE LAST MAN press room but luckily good friend/CNI contributor Keka stepped up and attended! Big thanks to her for her great coverage. The roundtables had showrunner Eliza Clark and EP Nina Jacobson along with cast members Ben Schnetzer,...

Jimmy got a ton of interviews at New York Comic Con and you'll hear them all this week and next! In this episode, he and Anthony Del Col continued the friendly ribbing of one another & talked comics, Kpop and more. Cara McGee has lots in the works coming and we can't wait. Of course, both she and Jimmy are big foodies/cooks so they chatted about their favorite chefs and foods. Jimmy met Zi Xu at t...

Jimmy got a ton of interviews at New York Comic Con and you'll hear them all this week and next! In this episode, he caught up with his prolific pal Jamal Igle who has stayed very busy over the past couple of years working on multiple comics. Jimmy's dear friend Vera Greentea is the Queen of Kickstarter and is on the way to yet another successful campaign with her new book. And finally, Jimmy remi...

Jimmy got a ton of interviews at New York Comic Con and you'll hear them all this week and next! In this episode, he sat down with friend Yoshi Yoshitani and talked about her recent DC Comics work, cover work, Tarot card deck, clothing line and more. He also chatted with pal Sean Von Gorman about his upcoming comic and other recent work. Both just delightful conversations!  Thanks to Producer Joe...

New York Comic Con came and went! Jimmy and Producer Joe attended and boy did we cover a lot. Jimmy got 11 interviews which you'll hear this week and next. And one of our top correspondents, Keka, covered the Y: THE LAST MAN press room for us. Really great being back at a con and quite a few tearful reunions were had. At times, too crowded but overall enjoyable and fun. Besides seeing old friends,...

Reviews: Batman vs. Bigby: A Wolf in Gotham #1, Dirtbag Rapture #1, Gun Honey #1, Inferno #1, Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs animated series Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Jon, Ricky, Marta and Emily. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and se...